redeem

vt.

1买回；赎回：~ a mortgage赎回抵押品／~ pawned goods赎回当掉的物品

2重获；弥补；挽回：~ one’s position恢复地位／~ one’s honour挽回名誉

3偿还，还清：~ a mortgage还清按揭贷款

4赎救，解救，拯救：~ a slave赎救一个奴隶／~ a prisoner from captivity解救被监禁的囚犯

5【宗】（上帝）救赎

6[~ oneself]使免咎，使改过：He was trying to ~ himself for his earlier failure.他努力挽回早先失败的影响。

7履行（诺言等），践（约）：~ one’s obligation履行义务

8补偿，补救：~ an error弥补过失

9兑换（纸币）成硬币（或金、银）；兑（证券等）为现金；凭（赠券等）取物

▷redeemable adj.